WORLD JOURNAL OF ADVANCE
HEALTHCARE RESEARCH

*Narmi and Mien

ABSTRACT

Background: All over the world, the impact caused by smoking continues to increase until it reaches 6 million people who are active or passive smokers, resulting in health problems and death In Indonesia, the prevalence of smokers at the age of 15 years and over has increased, namely in 2010 as much as 34.7%, 2013 to 36.3% while in 2017 it returned to from 34.2% ( Dasar Riset Kesehatan , 2013) . Riskesdes 2018, the prevalence of smokers aged > 15 years reached 62, 9% for men and women as much as 4.8%. Whereas in Kendari City, based on a study by the Central Statistics Agency, the percentage of the population aged > 15 years in 2017 who has the habit of smoking tobacco, especially men, reaches 38.17%. To reduce smoking intensity, one method that will be used is SEFT therapy (Spiritual Emotional Freedom Tecnique). Objective: To find out the smoking habits of adolescents from the experience of undergoing SEFT therapy in Punggaloba Village, Kendari City. Method: This type of research is quantitative with a descriptive design and was conducted in August-September 2020. The total population of adolescents aged 15-25 years was 39 respondents using the Saturated Sample Technique. Results: There was a change in smoking habits in adolescents, namely a decrease in smoking intensity in terms of the respondent's experience after undergoing SEFT therapy 4 times with an average of 10.33 cigarettes a day, whereas before undergoing therapy the average respondent smoked 18.23 cigarettes. Conclusion: Adolescent smoking habits have changed with the reduced smoking intensity of respondents in the moderate category, namely by consuming enough cigarettes with an interval of 31-60 minutes starting to wake up in the morning and changing to the light category, namely consuming cigarettes rarely with an interval of 60 minutes from wake up in the morning.